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proper, being placed in oriel windows,
which are feature Of the externl de-
sign.
The second floor will contain four
court. rooms, one in each wing. Three
If these ARE 50xS9 feet. and the other
is IS 6x53 &. The circular room over
the Superv sors' Chamber will be devoted
to the Law Library, and is 40x34 fsei.
Opposite this are the rooms of the Dis
triot Attorney, l3x24 feet, 20x. 0 feet,
and l3x24 feet On either side of these
rooms are smaller rooms for the use OF
witnes ses and other officers of the courts.
Each courtroom will have O balcony,
and opening off the main floor will be
recorders rooms, Judges rooms, jury
rooms, with lavatorie and other apart.
ments necessary. The court.rooms have
been so designed that they will be iso-
lated from the central portion OF the
building, aud the side stair ases have
been arranged with that end in view.
No more perfect arrangement could be
imagined titan the one adopted by the
architects. The attic has not, as yet.
been designed TO accommodate anything
but there is no doubt that II necessary in
the future it can be put to good use.
Adjoining the main staircase in the
center Of the building there will be an
elevator run by power furnished in the
base mtn Mt. The light for the main stair.
case will be furnished by means OF a
large skylight in the roof, The build
ing will be constructed in as nearly
tireproof manner as can be done under
the present light, as regards architectural
construction. The floors will be con-
ctructed with rolled.iron bearers aud
fire proof arching. The interior STAIR
cases will be OF iron and the elevator
shaft and main partitions will be of
brick.
TIE COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
The following is the estimated cost OF
construction as tiguered by the super
visipg architectural expert:
Extreme length, 200 feet; extreme
width, l40 feet; height from basement
floor to one-half of roof. so feet; area
covered, 22,500 feet; cubic contents OF
building. including tower, l,S00, 900
ieet. Excayating and grading $500
yards at 40 cents, Sl400.
Masonry on outside walls to grade,
10000 feet: backing of outside walls,
1900 feet; basement partition. &c, 900
feet; first story, 24,000 feet; second story
81, 900 feet. Total common mason work,
l46, 900 feet, at 35 cents, $5l, l60,
Cut stone and ficings of outside walls,
Is, 900 feet at 81 IS, SIS. 800. Wrought
iron beams and girders, 500, 600 pounds
at : cents, S35, 600. Iron stairs, posts,
rails, ETC., $4,000. Cast iron columns,
plates, etc.. S2500. Safe, door hinges,
etc, $1,000. Total iron work, S49. 500.
Basement floor, concrete, 20, 900 feet
at IL cents, $500. Fire proof arches.
45, 600 feet at 25 cents per foot, Sll $50
Fire proof ceilings, 22.000 feet a. 10
cents. $1,000. Total for fire proof arches.
etc, SIG, $50.
Roofing, 1916 squares at 20 cents,
$500; hips and cresting tiles. $1,000;
copper work and conductors, $1,000; to-
tai for roofing, $500.
Rough timbers, 10000 feet at $50,
S45, 900; floor boards, $4,000 feet at
Sl40, $500.
Carpenters labor on rough work,
$4,000.
Windows, plate glass and finish com
plete, 32j at $50. Sl9,500. Doors.
frames, finish, etc., l70 at $40, S6S00.
Wainscoiting, 5000 feet at $3.50, Sl2, 800.
Other finishing and jobbing. $4,000. To-
tai for carpenter and mill work. S5l, $780,
Marbel tiling, complete, 10000 feet
at $50, SS000 Other marbel work.
$4,000. Total for narbel work and tiles
$1,000.
Water closets, pipes. etc., complete,
25 OF 500 each. $4,000. Wash bowls,
% at $50 each, Sll50; urinals. II at $40
each, $3.50: fountains. etc. 5000; electric
wires, speaking Tubes, etc, 5000; gas
pipes. $780, Total for plumbing and
electric work, Sj6S0.
Crates and mabtels in principal office,
! $500; platering and cornices, complete,
$500; painting and polishing, complete,
$4,000; boilers and heating and venting
apparatus, complete. $4,000; elevator,
with machinery complete, $1,000; Incl.
dentals and margins, $4,000.
Total cost of construction, 1910, 900.
Cost per foot of ground covered, Sl3 30;
cost per cubic foot of inclosed space,
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